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Musée du Carillon
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Musée
du
Carillon
Musée
du
Carillon
carillon;
carillon;
The
Saint
Christophe
bell-tower
is
a
historic
monument
(16th
Century)
and
is
the
ideal
place
for
a
panoramic
view
of
the
town.
It
has
one
of
the
largest
carillons
in
France,
with
62
bells.
N.B.
You
need
courage
to
climb
the
200
steps
to
the
top…
but
your
efforts
will
be
rewarded:
the
view
from
up
there
is
superb
!
A
bell
museum
Opened
in
1962,
it
was
transformed
and
enlarged
in
1991.
It
is
one
of
Tourcoing’s
heritage
attractions
and
one
of
the
places
most
visited
every
year
during
the
special
days
devoted
to
celebrating
France’s
heritage.
Access
is
via
a
spiral
stone
staircase,
sheltered
by
a
small
octagonal
turret
–
dated
around
1530
–
1550.
The
first
level
contains
the
old
mechanisms:
a
16th
century
clock
and
chiming
drum
(18th
century).
Tourcoing
has
had
three
successive
carillons:
the
17th
and
18th
century
set
(25
bells
in
1701)
disappeared
during
the
Revolution.
There
is
mention
of
it
in
the
excavations
of
a
casting
shaft
and
some
elements
cut
out
of
the
1686
bourdon.
The
carillon
that
was
restored
between
1819
and
1823
chimed
until
1870
and
disappeared
in
1917.
Three
of
its
bells
were
founded
in
Amiens
in
1823.
The
3rd
carillon
was
installed
in
1961.
The
second
level
,
“the
Emile
Gilliöen
room”,
is
dedicated
to
bell
manufacture:
their
christening
and
uses,
which
were
not
all
religious
(domestic
bells,
